Rants, Raves & Views

Behind the layers of spreadsheets and Google Chrome tabs there's a whole space we sometimes forget. The desktop. For some it's a barren wasteland, forgotten behind a wall of emails and Word documents. For others, it's a dump full of aging files that are just picking up dust (metaphorically, that is). It's time to change all that and spice things up a bit.

8-bit Sunset

This series of wallpapers turns your desktop into an 8-bit sunset. Set the pictures to change every 3 hours and you'll never have to look out the window again. Oh gamers.

Super Beatles Bros.

These four look oddly similar to one another.

Nintendo Entertainment System

We're really going back in history here. Childhoods were forged on this machine.

Portal

This is for the Portal fanboys (and fangirls).

Ok, so this isn't exactly a gaming background. But damn it looks good.

Gameboy

The iconic gameboy looks amazing, blending into the background. Perfect for anyone who spent their childhood playing Pokémon.

Darth Vader

We already know that Darth Vader is a badass, but this sums it up. He probably shouldn't be smoking given his horrendous wheezing.

Fez

The picture is darker than what you would normally expect from Fez. But don't worry, there's more coming.

Mario

How could we leave out Mario? Especially with Mario Kart 8 coming out!

Retro Arcade

You can't get more classic than this. The origins of gaming began here.

Tetris

Everyone's played it, everyone loves it. Not you? Then get outta here!

Journey

This beautifully minimal game was amazing to play. And this picture is equally as amazing to look at.

Super Mario

Borrowing from the Super Mario series, this background is perfect for Twitter. Trust me.

Atari 2600

Another throwback. A minimal background for any Atari fan.

Mario Round 2

We just can't get enough of the guy. MK8!

Pokémon

Bulbasaur may not have been your fave, but this take on a Russian Nesting Doll is pretty cool.